Kangol Kid, a member of the Brooklyn hip-hop group UTFO whose 1984 song “Roxanne, Roxanne” sparked a legendary rap rivalry, has died.
bell hooks, the beloved writer, poet, feminist and professor, has died at her home in Berea, KY.
Greg Tate, an influential writer, hip-hop connoisseur, musician and producer, has died. He was 64.
Jacqueline Avant, the wife of music legend Clarence Avant, was reportedly shot and killed in a horrific robbery at their Beverly Hills home.
Emmit King, a former Alabama track and field star and two-time Olympian, was fatally shot during an argument with another man who also died, police said.
Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters, has died. He was 87.
Virgil Abloh, the founder of Off-White and the Men’s Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton, has died, his Instagram account confirmed.
Malikah Shabazz, a daughter of Malcolm X, was found dead in her Brooklyn home Monday.
Antwain Fowler, the little boy who became an internet sensation for asking "Where we about to eat at?" has passed away. He was 6.
Influencer and meme queen Nenobia Washington, also known as "The Queen of Brooklyn," has died. She was 38.
